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The Application was approved
1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the plans...
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| From the DELEGATED_OFFICER_REPORT |
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My Observations |
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Site/Proposal:
The existing dwelling has an existing ground floor extension projecting from the rear, which sits beneath a pitched roof. The existing extension has a footprint of approximately 2.58m by 1.82m.
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The proposal seeks permission to extend the existing ground floor extension to create a first floor storey. The footprint of the existing extension would remain unaltered, only extending in height. |
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Where does 2.58m come from ?
reply:
Firstly I must apologies for my fundamental inaccuracies whilst scaling these plans on our interactive system. Unfortunately the scale on the computer system was not configured correctly and I accept responsibility for this. Although there are these clear failings in my Officer Report the outcome is not affect as the report is not legally binding; the decision notice is the document that is used to grant approval. The outcome of this application was based on a thorough investigation on site rather than these measurements. |
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| During the visit it was noted that the north facing rooms located on the rear of No. 56, at present, do not benefit from great amounts of sunlight. |
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Sounds like a good reason to not reduce the light level any further. |
The existing roof tiles being formed of asbestos cement tiles, rather than natural slate stated in the application form
Response: Issues concerning asbesto is covered by environmental legislation and is beyond the control of planning. The responsibility of ensuring safety during the construction rests with the developer. |
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I notice (at least) one broken tile. Has it been tested for asbestos?
How is it proposed to remove and dispose of possible hazardous materials? |
Matters of maintence
Response: Maintence is a civil issue and thus a private concern between residents. |
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How would it be rendered/painted given the position of the guttering and its down pipe along the boundary?
Would it still be possible to clean the outside windows? The proposed wall is inches away. |
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| Extract of an email from Cornwall Council: |
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Please be assured that planning permission does not grant the right for trespassing, as this would be a matter dealt with outside of the realm of planning. You may wish to take private legal advice in regards to civil matters which include the issues of scaffolding on your land. |
| Extract of an email from Redruth Town Council: |
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There are however matters to do with Building regulations, such as the boundary issues, which you will need to keep an eye on, so having your deeds to hand may be useful. I remember when my daughter had her extension built that they were not allowed to build on the party wall, so had to make their extension slightly smaller, and that may apply to this one too. |
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| Did my neighbours not consider that they might later need my co-operation ? |
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After going through the Party Wall Act to clear up drainage/scaffolding issues
I had a Right to Light survey carried out |
At this point my neighbours finally rendered the rest of the wall
appearing to have given up on building even a smaller extension
- presumably their liability for the £2200 survey being a factor
Someone in St Ives once told me it wouldn't happen there
- people there being more likely to be able to afford this ? |
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I'd like to thank the people who helped me stop this extension
1. Barbara and Redruth Town Council for support and pointing out possible issues
2. Hannah for suggesting I seek legal advice
3. Martyn for sorting out Party Wall issues and advice regarding Right to Light
4. Alice for traveling from Southend to carry out the survey |
A better result than otherwise hoped for
It's a shame that planning stage does not seriously take this legal right into account |
